Finding Me (Todoroki x Reader)

Chapter 22

"Get your hands up in the air, it's almost time for the last round!"

"Remind me again why we're wearing these again..." I muttered, picking at the horrid orange material that barely covered my body.

"Because," Momo responded, albeit regretablly, "Mr. Aizawa, himself, said that we were to participate in the cheer battle this afternoon before the finals start. So let's just go with it, okay?"

I was still skeptical, not liking the sound of the idea at all. 'Particularly since it came from those two perverts...'

{Earlier}

I just returned from the stadium to finally ascertain some food before the finals, when I bumped into Kyoka and Momo.

"Hey guys," I greeted with the best smile I could manage after the conversation I'd just overheard.

"Hey Y/N, where have you been?" Momo asked, while holding tray of food.

I was about to answer, but noticed how her tray shook within her trembling hands. I made a glance at Kyoka, to see if she'd noticed, but she was also trembling with - what seemed like - fear.

"I was looking for Midoriya," I replied simply, a look of concern appearing upon my face. "Um... are you guys okay? You don't look so good. Is it 'cause you're nervous for the finals? Well, don't be, becau-"

"IT'S NOT THAT!" I stepped back at Kyoka's cry.

'Jeez, even without her amps, she's loud.'

My look of utter confusion must've been obvious, as I soon got the explanation I was looking for.

"We... have to partake in a cheer battle, this afternoon," Momo muttered out, a light tinge of pink dusting her cheeks. "Mr. Aizawa requested for all of the girls in Class 1-A to participate in the battle before the finals start."

It took me about ten or so seconds to process Momo's words, before I absolutely flipped.

"WHAT!?" I hadn't seen in the programme - earlier in the day - any sign an extra side battle before the main event.

'And to think it's something as normal as cheerleading.'

"What do you mean we have to do a cheer battle?" I questioned further. "Since when?"

"Apparently since forever, but this is the first time we've heard of it," Kyoka muttered angrily, obviously not liking the idea at all.

"Mineta and Kaminari informed us just now," Momo continued.

"Mineta and Kaminari?"

That was never a good pairing. Those two were always up to something, and it mainly involved something along the lines of perving on girls.

"Are your sure that this what Mr. Aizawa said? Because it sounds to me like a trap organised by those two perverts."

"That's what I've been telling her, but she won't listen!" Kyoka threw her arms around exasperatedly, her blush increasing ten-fold in comparison to Momo's.

"Look, I just don't want to get in trouble with Mr. Aizawa. I know it sounds sketchy, but it'll only last about ten or so minutes, as we'll have to battle soon after. I think we can suck it up for our class for that long, right?"

My E/C eyes darted between the two girls, giving Momo an unconvinced look, and Kyoka one that shouted, What should we do? In the end, when it came down to it, the only negative I could think of was possibly the uniforms.